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Space Tribe - The Ultraviolet Catastrophe

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Artist: Space Tribe
Title: The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
Label: Spirit Zone
Date: 1997

Track listing:

01. 08'51" All You Need Is Spirit And Nothing
02. 07'59" Live What U Love
03. 12'18" The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
04. 08'43" Know Your Dopefiend
05. 09'20" The Journey Is The Goal
06. 08'17" Nuclear Fission Chips
07. 11'28" The Source Energy

Review:

Is this better than the debut, Sonic Mandala? I don?t know if it?s better,
it?s just as good, same high standard. Just about everything here is a minor
classic. Again with Space Tribe, they pull no punches. Psychedelic trance to
make you dance manically. And so many samples, I think Ollie was inspired by
Hunter S Thompson on this album and why not. A lot of the stuff here works so
well on the dance floor - you have to dance listening to the tracks here.
Cheers for this!!!!! Another one for those psy trancers who like their music
kicking.

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Ehh. Great cover art, especially the outrageously happy interior work.

Ordinary music though - I couldn't justify buying it. To me this is as the

difference as between art and clip-art. This record is nice clip-art: the

sounds and forms are old hat, though at least he's recycled the best of the

genre. Oh yeah, one more thing, e-NOUGH with the samples a'ready.

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Guest Snow Dog

Probably the best Space Tribe. My favorite here, without a doubt, is

the amazing "The Source Energy".

One of the most complex psy-ambient tracks I've ever heard! I give this album

8/10.

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Guest Guru Sigma - shiva731[at]gmx[dot

It was a nice album, with extremely psyched out songs such as track 3, but once

you listen to it you've listened to the whole album. What's wrong with

samples? these guys have the same voice over and over saying way too long and

stupid things.

I'd give it a 6/10

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Guest fheierli[at]mails[dot]ch

I think it's better than his first album Sonic Mandala. There is more power in

the tracks (and a good conclusion). I like the voices in the tracks, very

trippy. My favourite tracks are 2,3,5 and 7. Rating: 8/10

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This is great stuff, let it grow on you because it's highly sapce material. At

first listen i liked it but found a bit standard, but once you are used to the

way, he uses his melodies an build-ups, which is slow, but fast interacting

riff an melodies and sound, put on sound, it really gets you, this stuff just

really takes you away.

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Guest Davidtolsn

tracks 1 and 3 are unbelievably good, and for them alone this cd is worth

getting. most of the other tracks are good, but i HATE track 4... damn fear

and loathing sample!! it's long and annoying and used way too often throughout

the song. so, unless you can stand really annoying samples, it's hard to just

pop in this cd and listen to it all the way through. most people say all space

tribe albums sound the same, and they are partly right, but there is

definitely some evolution from the sound of sonic mandala here.. still, for

some of the bad samples which for me make the music unenjoyable for me, i give

it 7.5/10

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This is one of my favourite albums by Space Tribe, the melodies and atmosphere are wonderful, floating stuff, sometimes dark. The title track is my favourite, Know Your Dopefiend my least favourite. If Space Tribe could have used less samples, especially the lomg samples, this could have been a true classic.

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Artist: Space Tribe

Title: The Ultraviolet Catastrophe

Label: Spirit Zone Recordings

Date: October, 1997

 

1. All You Need Is Spirit and Nothing

2. Live What U Love

3. The Ultraviolet Catastrophe

4. Know Your Dopefiend

5. The Journey Is The Goal

6. Nuclear Fission Chips

7. The Source Energy

 

Ultraviolet Catastrophe? Is he referring to his brand of trance party clothing? Have you seen that sh*t? What an eyesore. It's like a nuclear bomb loaded with Skittles. Even Imba wouldn't wear that. Well...he probably would, but that guy is mental.

 

For me Olli's best album from a goa perspective was his first one. Followed by Shapeshifter. Then this. Although it's really close. The tracks are loaded with psychedelic goa trance. Not the storming kind, but the type that is very varied. One minute he explores psytrance and while you weren't paying attention he hits you with a goa melody. Of course it wouldn't be Olli if he didn't repeat samples or use overly long ones, but aside from that these tunes travel the gauntlet. Always moving, always reaching towards new territory. The opening track and the title track are epic journeys into experimentation with secret doors everywhere. He closes with an alomost stormer that gets more bod the longer it goes.

 

Throw out the Dopefiend nonsense and add some layers to Nuclear Fission Chips and you've got a possible classic on your hands.

 

Mdk

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